Security analysts discovered a new dangerous botnet based on Mirai that is used in a worldwide attack campaign. It is called Masuta and it has already impacted a lot of devices, at the moment it is believed that an experienced…
With the vote against net neutrality, cryptocurrencies have had to have a rethink what they can do to ensure their services will not be affected by the larger ISPs. It is the case that there could be a conflict of…
A string of new spyware has been detected by security researchers. Dubbed Dark Caracal, the campaigns seem to be operating out of a government building in Lebanon. The campaigns have attacked thousands of victims in at least 21 countries. The…
The infamous Satori botnet has once again been caught in the wild, this time targeting rigs mining for the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Researchers dubbed this latest iteration Satori.Coin.Robber. Satori is a botnet that exploits a flaw in Huawei and a bug…
Researchers recently came across a piece of Trojan that deserves lots of attention due to its highly sophisticated spying capabilities. The Trojan is named Skygofree, after one of the domains it used, and its target is Android. Skygofree was discovered…
This article has been created in order to explain what is the RubyMiner malware threat and how to remove it from your computer. New cryptocurrency miner, known as RubyMiner has been detected by malware researchers. The virus aims to mine…
In 2017 we saw international corporations, public figures, and individuals alike become the victims of major data security breaches. Most prominently, perhaps, was the leaking of nearly 150 million American’s social security numbers by Equifax. There were also major breaches…
The BlackWallet browser-based wallet application has been compromised and 400,000 USD in user funds (in the Stellar Lumen cryptocurrency) were stolen from it. It’s still unknown who is behind this attack. To perform the attacks, hackers hijacked the DNS servers…
2018 is already here, and it has started pretty strong for cybersecurity with the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. However, the question still remains – what will this year bring in terms of malware coding, attacks on enterprises…
A dangerous security bug has been identified in the popular WhatsApp and Signal messenger aps that allows hackers to covertly gain access to encrypted group chats. The experts that discovered the exploit reveals that the problem lies in the intermediate…
The image of a hacker as some manchild in his mom’s basement is a thing of the past. Today’s criminals are smarter, savvier, and more professional than ever. How can you defend against them? 73% of Americans have at some…
Until recently, exploit kits were mostly deployed to distribute ransomware. However, following the current trend in worldwide infections, cybercriminals have started using exploit kits for the distribution of cryptocurrency miners. Exploit Kits and Drive-By Downloads Actively Used in the Distribution…
The Turla Hackers are a famous criminal collective that are widely known for executing complex attacks against large companies and government institutions. Security experts have detected that they are responsible for a large-scale ongoing hacking campaign against embassies and consulates…
Security researchers discovered that a recently released Monero cryptocurrency miner sends out the generated income to the Kim Il Sung University in North Korea. An in-depth code analysis reveals that it can be updated to include additional components as well.…
Microsoft just made an important announcement on their support page regarding incompatibilities between antivirus programs and the Windows patches for Meltdown and Spectre. Microsoft identifies compatibility issue in how some AV programs handle the Meltdown and Spectre updates for Windows…
A Linux-based Monero miner botnet, which has been dubbed PyCryptoMiner has been discovered by security researchers. The botnet which is based on a cryptocurrency miner has earned cybercriminals at least 158 Monero which amounts to $63,000. PyCryptoMiner has been written…
The 2018 year started with some pretty major exploit discoveries. Named Meltdown and Spectre, these exploits are perhaps the most dangerous processor flaws that affect almost all modern processors. The security vulnerabilities affect whole generations of computers and devices of…
Security researchers discovered one of the most dangerous processor flaws called Meltdown and Spectre that affect almost all modern processors. The security vulnerabilities affect whole generations of computers and devices of all types that use the quoted chips. As a…
There is hardly a day without any privacy-related incident, data breach or vulnerability disclosure. It turns out that even many of the GPS services we use on a daily basis are full of multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, dubbed Trackmageddon could…
There is Bitcoin, and then there are the altcoins, the alternative cryptocurrencies created after the success of Bitcoin. According to many experts in the cybersecurity field, Bitcoin may no longer be the most preferable cryptocurrency used by cybercriminals in their…
